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Revelation 10:1–11:19

The Little Book and the Two Witnesses

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The Little Book and the Two Witnesses

Revelation 10:1–11:19

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Revelation 10:1-11:19

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This song belongs to the Revelation collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Spoken Intro] Seal what the seven thunders uttered. Write it not. [Refrain] Sweet in the mouth, bitter in the belly, take the little book, and prophesy again. [Verse 1] A mighty angel wears a cloud, rainbow above a face like the sun, feet like pillars of fire. One foot claims the sea, one claims the earth. His lifted hand swears by the Everliving: the mystery of God shall be finished. [Verse 2] Measure the temple, altar, worshippers; leave the outer court to the nations. Two witnesses stand for twelve hundred sixty days, two olive trees, two candlesticks before God. They shut heaven, turn waters to blood, and strike the earth as often as they will. [Interlude] [Verse 3] The beast from the deep makes war and kills them. Their bodies lie where their Lord was crucified. After three days and a half, God's breath enters; they rise, ascend in a cloud, enemies beholding. The city shakes; the remnant gives glory. [Bridge] The seventh trumpet sounds: the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord and his Christ. The elders fall; the temple opens; the ark appears through lightning and thunder. [Outro] Sweet, then bitter. The witness still must speak.

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Revelation 10: A sealed message and an eaten book

Between the sixth and seventh trumpets, a mighty angel descends with an open little book and stands across sea and land. Seven thunders speak, but John is explicitly forbidden to write their words. The Book of Revelation, whose very title means unveiling, therefore contains a deliberate act of withholding. The angel then swears by the Creator that delay will not continue indefinitely and that God's announced mystery will be finished in the days of the seventh trumpet. John is moved from watching to participating when he takes the little book and eats it. It tastes sweet and becomes bitter exactly as announced, echoing Ezekiel's prophetic sign while adding the bodily bitterness. The chapter ends by renewing John's commission before peoples, nations, tongues, and kings. Some things are sealed, some are received, and some must be proclaimed. Revelation itself distinguishes among all three.

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Revelation 11: Witnesses fall, rise, and are publicly vindicated

The Book of Revelation measures the sanctuary and its worshipers while leaving the outer court to a limited period of trampling, then introduces two witnesses whose testimony carries prophetic features associated with Moses, Elijah, and Zechariah. Their protection lasts until their work is complete. Only then does the beast kill them, and their exposed bodies become the focus of a public celebration. The reversal is equally public: life from God enters them, they stand, and their enemies watch them ascend. An earthquake follows, and the second woe ends. The seventh trumpet then announces that the kingdoms of the world belong to God and his Christ. The elders respond with worship that joins judgment, reward, and the destruction of those who destroy the earth. Finally the heavenly temple opens and the ark appears, placing covenant and judgment in the same closing scene.

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